# MouseDrag Event Does Not Fire on Raspberry Pi w/ TouchScreen **URL:** \ **Category:** Raspberry Pi\ **Created:** [October 26, 2019, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/mousedrag-event-does-not-fire-on-raspberry-pi-w-touchscreen/50886 "2019-10-26T05:58:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alex\_Bombay](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/alex_bombay/32/224_2.png) [@Alex\_Bombay](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Alex_Bombay)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2019, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/mousedrag-event-does-not-fire-on-raspberry-pi-w-touchscreen/50886/1 "2019-10-26T05:58:11Z")
\<[https://xojo.com/issue/55508](https://xojo.com/issue/55508)\> This also appears to stop DragItem.Drag from working. I was able to make a sloppy work around the Mouse.Drag event with a timer and Window.MouseX/Y but I don’t see any way to solve this DragItem issue. Has anyone had any success with RPi TouchScreen and DragItems, maybe a workaround? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![William\_Reynolds](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/william_reynolds/32/565_2.png) [@William\_Reynolds](https://forum.xojo.com/u/William_Reynolds)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/mousedrag-event-does-not-fire-on-raspberry-pi-w-touchscreen/50886/2 "2019-10-29T21:15:13Z")
In my experience it really depends on the maker of the touchscreen, and the driver(s) they provide. In the case of a screen I’m working with right now it registers touch as a MouseDown, but only once you lift your finger. So pressing-and-holding does nothing (and won’t support a Mouse.drag event). I think it all has to do with how sophisticated your touchscreen is, as to whether or not you can support the interaction you’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_Bombay](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/alex_bombay/32/224_2.png) [@Alex\_Bombay](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Alex_Bombay)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/mousedrag-event-does-not-fire-on-raspberry-pi-w-touchscreen/50886/3 "2019-10-29T21:38:30Z")
> [@460887:@William Reynolds](#): > > In my experience it really depends on the maker of the touchscreen, and the driver(s) they provide. In the case of a screen I’m working with right now it registers touch as a MouseDown, but only once you lift your finger. So pressing-and-holding does nothing (and won’t support a Mouse.drag event). I think it all has to do with how sophisticated your touchscreen is, as to whether or not you can support the interaction you’re looking for. I am using the official 7” touch screen, I would think it would have the best support? ---
**Author:** ![William\_Reynolds](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/william_reynolds/32/565_2.png) [@William\_Reynolds](https://forum.xojo.com/u/William_Reynolds)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/mousedrag-event-does-not-fire-on-raspberry-pi-w-touchscreen/50886/4 "2019-10-29T21:52:29Z")
One of our offices has a ton of those in use - I’ll be there later this week, I’ll check it out. ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_Bombay](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/alex_bombay/32/224_2.png) [@Alex\_Bombay](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Alex_Bombay)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/mousedrag-event-does-not-fire-on-raspberry-pi-w-touchscreen/50886/5 "2019-10-29T22:01:51Z")
> [@460903:@William Reynolds](#): > > One of our offices has a ton of those in use - I’ll be there later this week, I’ll check it out. Thanks, for reference I’m using a Pi 4 with the latest raspbian, would be interesting to see if there is any difference between models or operating systems. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/1X/455b4dcc0e61630e9f81940004ddffa49c432a46.png) [@system](https://forum.xojo.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/mousedrag-event-does-not-fire-on-raspberry-pi-w-touchscreen/50886/6 "2021-04-29T16:08:53Z")